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    URI in my silkie

    I have a silkie (guessing she is about 4 lbs) who I’m pretty confident she has a respiratory infection. I have both la-200 and Tylan. Which one is better to give (I am unsure if this is bacterial or viral). Can I give them orally? What is the dosing for both orally and IM? Thanks
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    Upper respiratory infection

    Hi, I have a silkie who has an URI, we don’t have an avian vet anywhere near us. What is the best way to treat this? I do have some random “left over” human medications in my cupboard. Her eyes are all crusty, would like to clean that up a bit for her (saline and qtip maybe?)Can you give...
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    Help me predator proof my coop

    Hi, last week we had a raccoon kill two of our chickens. We saw the raccoon in the video so we definitely know it was a raccoon. We found how he was getting in and secured that area. This morning one of our silkies was killed. It looks like the predator possibly chewed through the chicken wire...
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    Terrified hen

    Hi, I purchased an easter egger hen yesterday who is approximately a year old. She is absolutely terrified of us. She’s in a metal crate in our run so she can get used to our other hens. I’ve introduced hens to our flock before and know it takes a bit of time. My concern is her being so...
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    New hen added to our flock

    Hi there, we have 3 silkies (approx 6 months olds) and 3 hens about 2 years old. We added a new hen who is 1 year old ( approx 1 month ago). Our new hen has not laid an egg since we added her. The other girls don’t bully her, a few bits of pecking here and there, but nothing serious. They...
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    Why aren’t my chickens “hanging out together”

    Hi, we have 3 hens about 1.5 years old. We just integrated 4 pullet silkies that are 3 months old approximately 3 weeks ago. They are all in the same run now and get along fine but they don’t act like a flock. They are acting like 2 separate flocks. The 3 older hens “hang out” together and the 4...
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    Help me identify if I have 1 hen and 1 roo

    Help I think I have a roo and a hen….BCM about 5-6 weeks old
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